The 18Fxxx devices with two UARTs aren't out yet. I was just talking to
Microchip about them, and the rep said it'd be a few months yet. Also
keep in mind that they are large devices - 50+ pins, so they won't be as
easy to use as the 16f628 :) If you can live without flash, there are
17c and 18c parts available now with dual UARTs.

Josh

"Glxersen, Ole Andreas" wrote:
>
> What about a 18Fxxx device?
>
> I'm thinking to start a PIC project and need a RS232 (as a console port) and
> a RS485 (small network to other PIC card's) interface with a I2C.
>
> Any comments to that?
>
> Best regards
>
> Ole Andreas Glxersen
> LA9SHA
>
> mailto:ole.andreas.gloeersen@lv.no
>
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> Fra: Andre Abelian [mailto:engelec@EARTHLINK.NET]
> Sendt: 5. desember 2001 18:14
> Til: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Emne: Re: PIC with 2 serial ports
>
> Hi.
>
> I am working on similar project with 16f873 that I needed 2 uart one
> Of them goes thru max232 19200 buad rate and the other one just receive
> data at 9600 Buad rate. Since I am using i2c bus too to communicate with
> 24lc128
> Eeprom I decided to use max4599 multiplexer which has 2 input one output
> And control pin. In my application 2 uarts never going to work together
> So having multiplexer to switch back and forward works for me. If you
> figured it out different method other then spi or what I did please
> Let me know maybe you are going to find better way of doing it.
> Hope this helps
>
> Andre Abelian
>
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